David McGranahan

Briefly

David McGranahan is again a Senior Economist in the Rural Economy Branch, Resource and Rural Economics Division, after serving several years as Branch Chief. His long-term research has focused on rural population and business change, with projects on the roles of natural amenities, rural enterprise innovation, and the "creative class." Current work include a study of rural obesity and health.

Education

Ph.D., Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison; M.A., Rural Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison; B.A. Economics, Harvard University

McGranahan, D., J. Cromartie, and T. Wojan. 2010. "The Two Faces of Rural Population Loss Through Outmigration," Amber Waves, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, December.

McGranahan, D., J. Cromartie, and T. Wojan. 2010. Nonmetropolitan Outmigration Counties: Some Are Poor, Many Are Prosperous, ERR-107, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, November.

McGranahan, D. 2009. "Forestland a Big Draw for Rural Living," An Illustrated Guide to Research Findings from USDA's Economic Research Service, EIB-48, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service, April.

McGranahan, D. 2001. "The Importance of Manufacturing in the Rural South," The Rural South: Preparing for the Challenges of the 21st Century, No. 22, Mississippi State, Southern Rural Development Center, September.